Toy shooting-gallery.



No. 719,141.l

PATENTBD JAN. 27, 1903.,

c. c. REINHARDT. TOY SHOOTING GALLERY APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1902.

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No. 719,141. PATENTBD JAN. 27, 1903.

O. c. REINHARDT. TOY SHOOTING GALLERY.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10,1902.

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CHARLES c. RmNHARDT, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOY SHOOTING-GALLERY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.

719,141, dated January 27, 1903.

Application tiled .Tune 10,1902. Serial No. 111,004. (No model.)

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Beit known that I, CHARLES C. REINHARDT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Shooting-Galleres, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a toy shooting-- gallery, in which a stereoscope, mutoscope, phonograph, or similar device contained within the casing of the gallery is set in motion by the impact of the projectile against the target. The casing is provided with sightopenings or ear-tubes, and thus a pleasing eX- hibition may be witnessed by the skilful marksman.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved toy shooting-gallery; Fig. 2, a side elevation thereof, showing the casing open; Fig. 3, a cross-see tion on line 3 3, Fig. Z; Fig. 4, a cross-section on line 4. 4, Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a cross-section of the window for admitting light into the casing; Fig. 6, a side view of the string-releasing mechanism; Fig. 7, a side elevation of a modification of the apparatus; Fig. S, an enlarged cross-section on line 8 8, Fig. 2; Fig. 9, a detail of the stop mechanism for arresting the shaft, and Figs. 10, 10, 11, 12, and 13 are details of various minor parts of the apparatus.

The letter a represents a casing which is closed at one side by a hinged lid a. Upon the casing is supported a frame b, having windows h', and inclosing near its rear end a target o, provided with a movable targetbutton or bnlls-eye c'. Opposite the target the front window b2 of frame b is perforated to admit the projectile ejected from a gun d. This gun is hung in a fork d, Figs. l1 and 12, of a pin d2, embraced by a hollow post d3, which is mounted upon the forward end of a casing a, so that in this way the gun is connected to the casingbya universal joint.

Intermediate the gun and the target the top of the casing ais divided into a front and a rear section. The front section is covered by a prismatic window e, Fig. 5, to concentrate the rays of light upon the exhibitor, hereinafter described, which is mounted Within the casing underneath the window. The rear seotion of the top is made in the form of a dat funnel f, which conveys the projectile through a slot f into the interior of the casing, where it is received by a suitable box f2.

The button c' of the target is by a rod g', passing through the target center, connected to the upper arm g of a lever influenced by a spring g2. The lever is pivoted at g3 to a post 4 within casing a, Fig. 9. The lower arm g5 of the lever constitutes a detent, which is adapted to engage a tooth h of a stop Wheel or disk h. This disk is fast upon a transverse shaft t', mounted within casing ct, and rotated when released by a coiled spring j, one end of which is connected to the shaft t', while the other end is connected to a clockwork-framej. This frame carries the spindle 7c' of a ily 7o, which is intergeared by suitable elockwork with the shaft t', so that the rotation of the latter is regulated in the usual manner.

One end of the shaft t' projects outwardly through the side of casing a and is here squared, as at t, to be engaged by a key 'i2 and to thus constitute the winding-arbor of the clockwork. The other end of the shaft i is contained Within the casing o, and carries an arm Z Fig. 13, which is provided with a hook l' and With a laterally-bent projection Z2 in alinement with said hook. In front of the arm l there is mounted Within the casing a post fm, Figs. 10. 10, which is slotted, as at m', and provided with an inclined rest 'm2 underneath said slot. Through the slot m' passes a string or tape n, which carriesat its free end a ring n', adapted to be supported upon the rest m2 and arranged in the path of the rotating hook l. The other end of the tape n passes through the eye 0 of a post o and is thence attached to a lever p of a rockshaft or drum p, hung in bearings 192 within casing ct.

The lever p is induenced by a spring p3, and the shaftp is provided with a clamp p4, Fig. 4, adapted to hold one or more pictures q, the Whole constituting a stereoscope. The picture q is visible through a pair of lenses fr within a hood r on the front of casing ct.

Upon the shaft t' is also mounted a chain- ICO wheel s, which is engaged by an endless chain s' for transmitting motion by a chain-wheel s2 to the cylinder s3 of a phonograph contained within casing ct. The ear-tubes s4 of the phonograph pass through the casing a and thence outwardly, as shown in Fig. l.

The operation is as follows: The clockwork being wound up is normally arrested by the engagement of the detent Z5 with the notched disk h. When the button c' is struck by a projectile from the gun d, the detent g5 will be thrown out of engagement with the nose h against the action of spring g2, so that the shaft "Z is liberated and will be rotated by the springj. As the shaft t' commences its rotation the hook Z will enter ring n', supported upon inclined rest m2, so as to draw the tape n backward against. the action of spring p3. The spring will in turn partially rotate shaft p with clamp p4, and thereby gradually raise the picture q into an upright position, so that it becomes visible through the lenses r. When the arm Z has made about a three-quarter turn and has thus arrived at the position shown in Fig. 6, with its hook Z projecting downwardly, the ring n will slip off the hook, and the string n, be` ing thus liberated, will release arm p. The picture exhibitor being thus released is folded back by spring p3 and the picture q is withdrawn from view.

The laterally-bent projection Z2 serves to cause a slight lateral deflection of the ring n as the latter is taken along by the hook Z', and thereby prevents the string from being wound upon the end of arm Z. In this way the ring will readily slip off the hook when the latter points downward.

Simultaneously with the oscillation of the stereoscope by spring yn the cylinder s3 will be rotated by chain s', and in this wayV the phonograph will also be sounded.

When the disk h has made one complete turn, the pawl g5 will rengage nose Zz' by spring g2, so as to arrest shaft 7l and reset the button c for the next discharge of the gun.

In Fig. 7 the shaft 7.' drives by chain t the drum t' of a mutoscope containing a number of pictures u, which are thus successively exposed to View through the lenses r.

It will be seen that by my invention the projectile in striking the target-button actuates either an ocular or auricular exhibitor contained within the casing a. For the purpose of this invention the stereoscope, mutoscope, and phonograph are equivalents,which jointly or separately operated button, and means for connecting said shaft to the exhibitor, substantially as specified.

2. A toy shooting-gallery composed of a casing, a movable target-button, a lever connected thereto, a spring-influenced shaft, a notched disk on said shaft engaged by the lever, and a movable exhibitor within the casing operatively connected to the shaft, substantially as specified.

3. A toy shooting-gallery composed of a casing having a sight-opening, a movable exhibitor within the casing, a movable targetbutton, a lever connected thereto, a springinuenced shaft, a notched disk on said shaft engaged by the lever, and means for operatively connecting said shaft with the exhibitor, substantially as specified.

4. A toy shooting-gallery composed of a casing having a sight-opening, a gun, a movable target-button, a lever connected to the targetbutton, a spring-influenced shaft adapted to be locked by said lever, a movable picture exhibitor within the casing, and means for operatively connecting the shaft to said exhibitor, substantially as specified.

5. A toy shooting-gallery composed of a casing having a front sight-opening, a top window, and a funnel for receiving a projectile, combined with a gun, a movable targetbutton, a lever connected thereto, a springinfluenced shaft adapted to be locked bythe lever, a movable picture-exhibitor within the casing, and means for operatively connecting the shaft to said exhibitor, substantially as specified.

6. A toy shooting-gallery composed of a casing, an inclosed exhibitor, a spring-influenced shaft having an outwardly-projecting end to constitute a winding-arbor, means for operatively connecting said shaft to the exhibitor, a gun, a movable target-button, and a detent mechanism intermediate said button and shaft, substantially as specified.

Signed by me at New York city, New York, this 9th day of June, 1902.

CHARLES C. REINHARDT.

Witnesses:

F. v. BRIESEN, WILLIAM SCHULZ.

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